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June 28, 2005

Tribal leaders to testify at Indian gaming hearing

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding its second oversight hearing on the regulation of Indian gaming today. The witness list [Link] is as follows:

Panel I
Vivian Juan-Saunders, Chairwoman, Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona
Dallas Massey, Sr., Chairman, White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona
Deron Marquez, Chairman, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians of California
Joseph A. Pakootas, Chairperson, Colville Confederated Tribes of Washington

Panel II
James Crawford, Chairman, Sisseton-Wahpeton Tribe of North/South Dakota
Jim Ransom, Chief, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York
Doreen Hagen, President, Prairie Island Indian Community of Minnesota

The hearing begins at 10am. A live broadcast can be accessed at http://indian.senate.gov.